A Chinese woman developed an eight centimetre throat ulcer after eating hotpot too quickly, prompting her doctor to warn about the risks of such behaviour.

The 42-year-old, surnamed Wang, from Changsha in central China’s Hunan province, was diagnosed with an oesophageal ulcer after gulping down the food.

She said she was too “hungry and carried away” while chatting with friends over hotpot on a cool day in March.

She did not wait for the food to cool down after taking it from the pot, and swallowed it straight away.

Wang felt tightness in her chest at that moment and gulped iced water to comfort it. She felt better and did not take the situation seriously.